AutismOregon.org

Dear Friend,

Hello from the Grassroots Oregon Bulletin. The GO! Bulletin is a great source for updates on issues, events and activities related to people with developmental disabilities. You are receiving this GO! Bulletin as a member of The Oregon Network , a collaborative effort of the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Oregon DD Coalition.

What's In this Issue:

DD Coalition Activities in the Legislative Session Overview
Budget Highlights
Legislative Highlights
Health care for children or tobacco? It’s your choice!

http://www.bridgewayhouse.org/

PLEASE COME IN OR CALL TO REGISTER ON 9/6 OR 9/8 after 10:00 a.m.
Bridgeway House 708 West 10th Ave.
Eugene, Or 97402
(541) 345-0805
http://www.bridgewayhouse.org/

Schedule of classes (not all classes are staring the week of the 10th)
Complete schedule of classes will be in the newsletter coming out next week.

Monday
Toddler play group
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Begins on 9/10
Aileen Speight

Social Girls Group
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Begins on 9/10
Ages 8 yrs. to 11 yrs
Aileen Speight

Teen Boys group
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Begins on 9/17

Press Release
For Immediate Release
Bridgeway House will open in Southern Oregon
Serving people affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders in
Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Talent OR, August 30, 2007:
Bridgeway House of Southern Oregon (BWH-SO) will open an autism center in Southern Oregon, announced by Executive Director, Frank Liva and President, Janel Salazar. Modeled after Bridgeway House in Eugene OR, BWH-SO will offer comprehensive therapy and support services to children and adults affected by an autism spectrum disorder.

A request from Bill Lynch, Executive Director of the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities who does not feel children with autism should receive services in Applied Behavior Analysis:

Dear Friend,

The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Oregon would like your feedback regarding planned activities in human services for a 5-year grant application that will be prepared later this fall. There are three /fast/ surveys that ask for your top priorities in three areas. You may respond to as many of the surveys as you would like.

Browser's Bookstore in Corvallis has an Autism Lending Library. Stop by to check out autism books, sell or buy books.

http://www.browsersbookstore.com/

Browsers' Bookstore
121 NW 4th St.
Corvallis, Oregon 97330

(541) 758-1121
(888) 758-1121

Fwd from Oregon Insurance Division-Opportunity for Overview and Public comment on SB1/Chemical Dependency and Mental Health Parity. Asks for an RSVP (see full version).
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"OREGON INSURANCE DIVISION
Overview and Update of Senate Bill 1
Chemical Dependency and Mental Health Parity
AUGUST 20, 2007
1:00 to 3:00 PM
LABOR & INDUSTRIES BUILDING
350 WINTER ST NE SALEM OR 97301 ROOM 260 (SECOND FLOOR)

http://www.kptv.com/news/13838990/detail.html

The parents of a 22-year-old man claimed their son was kicked off a non-stop Southwest Airlines flight to Chicago because he has autism.

Nick Andrews said he was removed from a non-stop Southwest Airlines flight from Portland to Chicago after explaining the mechanics of jet planes to nearby passengers.

“Just told me, ‘Sir, we’re going to need you to step off the plane,’” said Andrews. “I think they may have been scared of me.”

Purpose

1. The purpose of this study is to determine whether NeuroModulation Technique (NMT) is effective in reducing maladaptive behaviors and increasing adaptive behaviors in children diagnosed with autism.

2. Hypothesis: Children in the experimental group will show significant improvement over the control group as measured by the ATEC, ABC and the PDDBI. Children in the control group will show significant improvement over their baseline measures after receiving NMT treatment.

Study Type: Interventional treatment trial Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Wait-list Control

http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8QH6P7O1.html

Oregon families say state falls behind on special needs students

07/21/2007

By JULIA SILVERMAN / Associated Press

Nearly every area associated with education got a significant budget boost from the Oregon Legislature this year, from pre-kindergarten programs to the state's seven universities.

Except, that is, for a fairly obscure regional program that serves an estimated 8,000 or so families across Oregon whose children are autistic, or struggle with orthopedic problems, or were born deaf, blind or both.

This is from a press release that I got today on the Penn State National Autism Conference July 30-August 3, in Pennsylvania. Not everyone can head out to Penn for 5 days, but it looks as if there will be online webcasts of some of the presentations available. See more info below.

Note: The links in the press release I received are incorrect/do not work/are not yet active. I corrected these in the post to active links that work right now.

"(Penn) National conference provides opportunities for families with autistic children to connect"
For further info on the conference and the full press release continue reading.